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The Only Papa i dm; n For ttz If:z2 v. v - if t & 'f r'ict'i mi r w i nr i i AN D TM E!-Ti RYCSN . BEE VOL. XXIV NO. 43 TRYON, N.1C. FRIDAY; FBURARY 28, 1919. $2.00 A YEAH IS THE WATCHWORD. . .... Organizations tor tSettermemHor - i Fnrminv Conditions Receiv- , ing Interest of Nation. 1 KINGS WORTH CONSIDERING, ward the organizacion of a County Coard of Trade in iMlk county is no visionary scheme by any ircnas. All over the United States similar move- ments are heard of , and in almost ev- ery instance some kind of an organ- I ization looking toward cooperation between bankers, business men and 1 farmers has been the result.. Mr. Sair.: County Agent for Polk county, tells the - editor of this paper that he talked the . proposition over with Dr. Knapp, of the Federal Board of Agriculture, while in Raleigh, re- cently, and that Dr.' Knapp not only mvp the movement his endorsement but was very enthusiastic over it, and wishes us God-speed in the unnder- teVinp-. The schemp is of the verv snnnrfest construction, and will be of untold benefit to Polk county and her citizens. But to make it a success will require the united efforts of ev- erybody who has the welfare of the county at heart. 1 One of the latest States to take up fie idea is Arkansas- and in a conv of I the dailv Arkansas Gazette, published nt T.ittle Rock, we find the f ollowine. 1 referring to a jnovement which they 1 call the -Arkansas Profitable Farming "Tt is not the miraose of the bu- I GOOPERT 0 reau to decrease cotton. production inland other agricultural clubs, and get Arkansas. On the other hand, it is tne iatners, motners ano teacners, De the purpose of the bureau to increase hmd them. -AftMi ni-ftdiiction: hnt to do it with b. This year organize pure bred smaller acreage. The bureau has I KAnm fVi 6timam)Ane 'facie-, nf ndn I ino. tii a farmpro of ArVansas to in- tra their hoes Gunner the next I five years until they keep lfU0g,000l ----- o - I brood sows mat win nave;iwo utters i vai. Thia will meart th mar. I keting each otU 7JhWJM vtailbX lJ&mi9ip$&$0 hogs. ? ' ;:.t,f all- together in: ;.heIpfujTrsinpathy ."The bureau win conduct a cam- Tiaitm dnrintr the next, five vears. hav. ins for its purpose the turning of worriout uplands, now planted to cot-1 ton and producing from one-fourth 1 ot one-eighth Dale per acre, into pas ture o lands or legume crops for rais ine and. feeding beef cattle. "The bureau will encourage ' sheep raisinsr and will urge community or ganizations for the protection of sheep raisers against dogs. "The bureau urges, that a second crop, such as soy beans,, velvet beans or cowpeas, be planted with every mw : of rnfn orrown within the State, "The bureau urges vast increases through which the perils facing our( in poultry raising and urges that the country must be met and its mighty money from chickens and .eggs shall problems solved always makes their go to the wives and daughters of the work of surpassing interest, partly farmers. to "get suggestions for some work m "This, roughly, is the bureau's pro- hand. : ' gram for the next five years. If it is . The first impression was the fine accomplished the result to Arkansas spirit of hospitality and helpfulness will be $300,000,000 additional each shown by the teachers of the school, year, an average of $4,000,000 yearly What I wanted was secured at once for the farmers of each county. in clear and satisfactory form. . . "Isn't this ': reward worth working And next, one became conscious at for. -Isn't itlgreat ehnough to com- once of the presence of that subtle, mand the energies of every man. wo- but vital; ."things-unity of .effort of amn and child in the State?". the teacher and scholar. One felt The Citizens' National Bank "of that they were working with smcer Monroe,N La., is sending the foregoing ity toward a common goal, a spirit statement out throughout that dis- that does not always exist even in so trict, and in doing so says: : caHed good schools and that is a We believe the things proposed by difficult thing to create. - our neighbors in Arkahsas are good j With such; aspint, result are-be-not only for Arkansas -farmers, but ing achieved of course; and the child for Louisiana farmers of the rich ren are having : a , grounding m the Montoe district. ' We are passing this fundamentals that will go far to newspaper article to you as informa- ward making them intelligent and tion. Think over the suggestions us'eful citizens. . therein contained " - When the foundations of a good Evcry Dank in the South should school system are being so well laid, preach the same doctrines tb the peoT surely an appear can bfi made with pie of its sections. , - - o WHAT POLK COUNTY SHOULD DO. Now flint the war is over, we must, as a people, cut off, by the boundary lines Of Folk county, woric out uw fay as -a county is concerned. It is up to our own ef- herome a. nroeres- sive county and stand in line with the ninevy-nine otner couuwes vw a - ii ' - An , - at vna great Old North State,; or lag in tne rear in; every contest -that makes -for hofr.nMmf trn tn the Pnn;UHI ITlaKc vx..v, x v..rT- - Tolk the greatest or all counties ox the State. As a county, Polk will be just what her citizens make of her. I say the war is over,; yes, and the world is not what it was before the war, neither. i Korth Carolna - nor FOIK county what they were; before. nave passed iroman o a V-?7- tic age a.coopcrawve. true whether we like rt or longer can men and women isolate . .JfJJS selves aloof from their neighbors and ..J... i.1.. V.4- rttam, ia frtT . all ' .110 Kngeran our rmlnty - hold itself aloof from sister counties and make the greatest progress; no longer can . -4.-4. 4. j -ii.t Vier sister and, do he-r best. And just as - truly no-ionffer can :a nation hold her- self alo6f and do her best work in tiie world enlightenment and world hap- om'essV This ercat' truth is realized pmess.. ims great ' as never before oy au peoples ever ' wW - TW the r unit in aU this, I mean the primary unit is tht indi- vidual; but the unit of organization is rne nome, tne iamily. - : To start a home or family, two in dividuals agree to coooperate for each other's mutual benefit and happiness. T?.. 11 . i ; 1 i ... a iviu muh ajxiuii ueirinmne a nome is organized, and by the sameT3rocess otner nomes are organized, and the products of these homes furnish ma- tenal out of which an indefinite num ber of homes are organized until the school district is formed; then the township, the county, the . State and njiaiiy the largest organization, the nation. ' n So we see it is by using primary uniis mat tne simplest and most lm- Pnt organizations are started, The greatest factories and business establishments in the world, as well fs the least are composed of units for the ' starting point. The only dif- A ii m . lerence oetween a Dig Dusiness ano a little business is the number of units employed and used in its orgamza- "on. ow we want a Board. of I rade or- ganized in Polk counay, or some kind of working body, by which and through which we can foster and en- courage every legiumaie Dusiness m Polk county, and destroy every ille- Intimate business that is festering and polluting the body politic of the glo- rious old, county, imqw now is tms organization to be ett'ected? Can it be done ? Yes, by bringing together units oi me same Kind, ist, iet; our (bankers organize, in order to mobilize our nnanciai resources, zna, lei our farmers organize in every community 111 oraer to create resources, ora, let all merchants organize in order to handle the resources. 4th', let man- uiaciurers organize in oraer to lur nish all these units with the cheapest ana Dest prouucis possiDie. ganization by organizing corn, cotton poultry associations m every town shin in the countv. "r : ' C. Grass, alfalfa and legume clubs. a. rermaneBi-uwiure ciuds. ml , i. i.1 ! ' A. 1. -. inen: aiter, tnese various interests standpoint of similar like units, then vTv . y0?" r"" with each other. Respectfully, J. R. SAMS County Agent - o GOOD WORD FOR OUR SCHOOLS Editor Polk County News, Tryon, N. C, Deas Sir: It may interest the readers of your paper to . know the impression "made by your school upon a visitor in your town. The writer went to the school partly because , the realization that public schools are the chief agency gooa couragew me - - ! willino' to maw saennces that shall give the School1 Board funds to ex tend the work and to develop grad ually a complete High School course And one mav even dream of the time when a man will be found who will do for Tryon what has been - done by i private ciuzens iu u i"uiv throiiffh the country, i. e. build and equip a school for various forms of hand-work which shall supplement and co-ordinate with "the purely neaa i wAr rnnr to noi n cr nnnp nnw. ifin v i wvi-zw miw o v v . ; a correiatea system w..uub &uu;xi meet the needs of a community like I LnlS one. a.v. - 10 .1010 i ryon, r eorusry u . MOUNTAIN VIEW. Rev. T. Ruppe filled his appoint- 'r' -rTVCIi. Mrs: Eli Jackson is very feeble. Mr. John Whiteside is sick. Has trouble. We hope he will soon ir! - 1 Mr. L B. HeGntw h purchased a pair of young, mules. I . ' Don't think because fighting Ojas stopped that ; the war is over. The most VT.y he met and settled.. The real loyai- ty and patriotism of our people is yet to be puttp; he test. vlt is easy enough while fighting is going on and your blood is up to induce people to invest in? government loans ; but - we . -n 1,- nn onrttVi. .wm ouwr vuq - uv. v, er loan; ; Show your loyalty -and pa i triotism by buying to your limit. FROISI OUR FfllEIIDSlOVEPHE COUNTY Som ttamtof General Interest Gathered Sections of COLUMBUS. N " Mn; Ray Arledge, of Camp Green, Charlotte, has received his discharge and is now home. Mr.', C. E. Shore is visiting his fa ther, at Winston-Salem. " ; A children's operetta, "A Dream of Fairylaiid,'- is to be given at Stearns High School, March 7, 1919. Mr. -Woodruff, of, Woodruff, 25. u., is visiting at the home of . Mr. E. W. ueamona. . Misses Spivey" and McNitch were guests of .'Mrs. E. C. Shore, Friday evening. ..- . ' - Kev. Jones, of Iryon, will fill his regular appointment at the Baptist church, Sunday. I iiiveryone come in time for Sunday school, -rr"- v Born to Mr, and Mrs. Gaston Mills, Feb. 24, a daughter. We are sorry to hear, of the illness of Mrs. Major Hutchinson. t s Sunday school at the Baptist church Sunday. March 2nd. at 11 o'clock a. m., every Sunday An ear nest invitation is extended to the peo ple of Columbus and vicinity to join this school and make it more efficient and helpful. J. P. Arledge Supt. Rev. E. J. Jones will preach at the Baptist church Sunday, March 2nd, at 11 o'clock. The topic vill be "The Christian Race." . - j MILL SPRING. Rev. R. G. Shelton filled his regu lar appointment at Bethlehem, last Sunday. ; ' . :. .. Mr. 'Joe Walker, who has been in jT f'antee, Ga.. came home last week. The School closed on account of the flu. . On account of weather conditions there were but a few people at the box supper last Saturday night. $26 were realized, this to be used for the Junior Red Cross .0 Misess Grace and Oraa Gibbs, An- Williams .Messrs Noa' Xyhcnand-WiIliam-'Glbbsrof Sunny View, were week-end visitors m our section. . Mr. W. G. Hague and family were callers at Mr. J. M. Barbers, Sunday. Mrs. J. H. Gibbs entertained a crowd of young folks at her home Friday night, in honor of her daugh ter, Esther's, 20th anniversary AH present report a nice time. Mrs. L. C. Gibbs was called to the bedside of her daughter, Annie Lee, in Santee, Ga., who is very low .with flu and pneumonia. , Mi. A. H. Elliott has moved his family to Columbus. - MELVIN HILL; Mr. Walter Reed died of influenza on the 19th inst. He was about 21 wears old, a member of the church here, a kind hearted boy, and will be much missed by all his chums. . Eld. W. A. Reed is -very sick of nu- pneumonia. Mr. Jack Burnett is still in. a very critical condition from his recent at tack of influenza. Mr. S. S. Lawter's family is im proving steadily now. " . Mr. Jesse Jones got out too soon, and has suffered a relapse from the flu. Mr. Jinv Johnson's family is conva lescent now. " Mr. ; Bud Burnett' has retvirned home after a few days' visit with Mr. Jack Burnett and family.. Mr. roster Lawter and little daughter, Estelle, have moved in with ivir. ana Mrs. o. . lawter. ior tne present. ;. , Mr. and Mrs. Claude Gilbert's baby who has been very sick, is much bet ter. . .. - - The garage and mill property has been sold to Mr. Brannon, who began operations Monday morning. Messrs. Tilden and Grant Higgms' families who were down with mflu enza in the same house, nineteen of them, are all getting up again. PEARIDGE. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Carswell spent Saturday night at Mr. John Philips . Mrs. A. A. Edwards and daughter, Miss Mossie, spent Sunday at'' M. Thompson's. - Miss- Catherine Austin, the - Red Cross nurse, has returned from Eng land, and is "at St. Thomas Mission. Mr. Babe Mackabee was married to Miss Sis Fowler. Sunday., Otis ; Dalton and wife spent Sunday at Harley Foy's . , Albert tMooore is visiting relatives at Tryon and' Melrose. Mr. Bob Gray - who is teaching school at Lynn, visited 4 home Satur day and Sunday. . Grover Thompson spent Sunday a E. G. Thompson's. - V v Mr. and Mrs. Birch Davis , spen Sunday . at Mr. John Reed's. Miss Delila - Wilson was the gues of "Miss Louise- Mills; - Wednesday night. - , -Mrs. Forest Glass spent N Sunday with Mrs. Bill Gray. Miss Mnttie Philips spent Wednes day Jiight at Mr. Bill Russell's. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gault spent Sun day at Harley Fojrs. , ; Lewis Mills visited Mr. 1 A. Mills Sunday. ' . - . r Mrs. James Melton " visited her brothsr Mr. Lynn Blackwell, Sunday, By Our. Correspondents From Various Polk County " fTRYON ROUTE 1. - Sunda-! many heeded the call of the church m. and were assembled to hear a v&ry interesting sermon: deliv- jered ; b Rev; E. L. Shelton, v on Prayerif and the great missionary centenatffv. while this beautiful Mon day iiiori the old ciock shrilly sum mons mny of us to the business of another Slay. V , : - , The reatening weather did not prevent M the Washington birthday prograntj from being carried out, at Fox i Mintain school. All present report It . splendid, especially the songs,- B v.V;--:. : Mrs. pmily Sitton and son, of Ah derson, Jjfv C, were the appreciated guests : Mr. and ' Mrs. ' Rice, last week.'' ! . - - : ; ' ' Mrs. pice and sister, Mrs. Hunt, of Canton,?Msited the Carpenter home, Sundaycooked and served dinner and departed before the arrival of the ab sent occSpants. . .; j Messrs. Frank Edwards and John DaltonJr., left Friday, for Wyoming. Miss -"ell Champion spent Wednes day nigtv with Mr. and Mrs. James Smith.1T'--- ; - ' . -' Mrs. pp. B. Nance and children, of Spartarp)ui g, . are enjoying - this week at WalrSit Grove. ' Mr. a$d Mrs. S. B Edwards and Mr. M'inter pBarber, were the pleasant callers gat Mr. and Mrs. Edwards', Sundays' One $ould think white rabbits were fed pipers" on the route, see ing so ffaany children flocking to see them Sunday afternoon, at the home of PauliKamilton. - No, iiBdeedy, the short legged, short tailed, clumsy , creature we call groundfhog, the woodchuck, - didn't prevenirfMr planting of - sweet peas, tomatorand lettuce on Lincoln's birthda. As a matter of fact the "groundhog never comes out of his. winter sleep until the end of March or first! of April, 't II ABOLENE. P --.. -' '' -1' 1 1 Privgte C. O. Ridings, M. P., Of Camp H Jackson, spent last week-end with Ms parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Ridings: : Mr- fand Mrs. J. I. Ridings are on he siclt list this week. Mr. fr. Davidson and Miss Bertie Cole wire happily married last Wed nesday!! We wish them much joy. Missis Annie and Eva Davis spent Wednesday in Fingerville with rela tives and friends. . Misil Pauline and Oland WilkmS spent ihe week-end at home. Messrs.- Elmer and Frank Davis spent fgaturday nie-ht - with Harold DavisJl . Mrsi Callie Peu - spent last " week with Mjs. E. L. Cudd, her sister. We mope Mr. E. L. Cudd will be able tij return home this week from the Kiitherfordton hospital, where he has bpn laid up with a broken leg. ; h ' O ' ' ' POORS FORD. MrilRcbsrt Ridings made a busi ness trip to Spartanburg, last week. . - . ' t. rri j 3 1 lvir.Vioncie xnompson visiteu nis fatheil Friday. ; MrigLi. R. Connor made a short call at Mr J. W. Thompson's Friday., MrJohn C. Ihompson, who is at CampiRaritan, is down with the measlgs. His many friends . are glad to ! knwr that he is. getting along all Mri'-J. VV. Thompson and iamily spentlWednesday night with Mr. J. H. n.!j ! ' . . . - , C m. Thompson made a". " business trip to Rutherfordton, Friday. - MrW. C. Eplee was a caller at Mr. L. C.fjjhompson's, Friday. "Miss Delia ihompson spent Satur day night with Mrs. J. J. Riding. Miss' ssarah Mcr ariand is very sick but h?pe she will soon recover. t Wejhave no new cases of flu in this section. . - . Mrjl Henry Calvert and wife were calleri at his son's, W. H.. Calvert, Sunday. MrJimmie Kidmg is enrolled with the sick. Mi?IL. R. Connor spent Sunday nighty with B. C. Thompson. Mri J. K. liidmgs was a caller at Mr. Ji' H. Reid's, Sunday. - Mr Andy Gibbs, of Mill Spring set tlemlqit, is visiting relatives in . this neighborhood this vweek. TRYON TOWNSHIP 15 POULTRY ASSOCIATION. TH4 next meeting of the Tryon Township Poultry Association will be - lld Saturday afternoon, March 1st, t 2 o'clock. Be on hand. r ; AHnvitation to poultry raisers fromjall sections of Polk county is extervded to meet with us on that day. These meetings are not -limited to raisers of pure 1 bred poultry, rior to raises of small' flocks. If you ; are eventhinking ofjTraising cluckens you shoull meet with us, and we will- en deavor (to impart information of as sistance , - n Noble Attribute. Nefer does the human soul appear' - irmr find noble as when ir fore- eoeslrevenge; and dares to forgive an ininr E. H. Chanln.- - . . TRYON Mr. and Mrs. F. P Bacon. v spent Tuesday, in Asheville.- Miss Ruth Me. Fee went , to Knox ville, last Sunday for the purpose of purchasing, millinery stock. J ames" Vernor, Jr., left Monday on a two weeks' trip to Washington, New York, Cleveland and other Northern points. Mrs. McCahill attended sr wedding at Spartanburg, Wednesday. It was an army wedding, and in which Lieut. McCahill .Vas: the bridegroom's best man. : . .. .;.', ',.' It is rumored that Dan Cupid has been very busyin Tryon of late with the result that at least two weddings are scheduled to transpire in the near future. - .-. Miss Mossie Edwards, of v Mill Spring .Route 1, called on. the NEWS Thursday. She was en route to Spartanburg, where she will visit friends. , ' - . .'-;- :." - Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Wilkie left for Chicago, Wednesday. Mr. Wil kie goes - to look after business mat- ters, and expects to return to Tryon shortly.'-...- ' The old T. T. Ballenger farm, locat- pro-ceeded along the east bank; Of the . ed about 1 miles, from Tryon will 1 Moselle up into Lorraine territory, be sold at public auction' next week, passing many ruined villages along see advertisement on back page of tne way. About noontime we stop this issue for particulars. : ped at the pretty little town of Ars- Tnr. t;i r- wm. sur-Moselle, . scime eitrht kilometers r n m,o a -f- 'a ing a few days there with friends she will proceed to -.Pittsbure. Pa., where hov.oooA o rf; ' - ' U K1W, tings of eggs of different breeds. If you have any pure bred ;eggs for sale why not advertise them in the NEWS services at tne congregational i r- ji j i I lie worship with sermon by the pastor at 11 a. m. , 3lormnEr topic l he Church's Challenge to the i Soldiers, the Navy, and the World" Our polity, "liie upen Uooor. ' . . : From the number 'f letters receiv- ed at the NEWS office relating to noultrv affairs .it is evident, that the people of Polk county aire fully arous- ed on this suhiectr and w ? fnllv ev- l&toea show at Tryon next r fall, aborrfc One" week ahead ot the county faii Mr r. F -i?irVSPvv?nWfli vpt, ii u. n 'iu,. ,ii u 12 and 13, and in-Tryon on March 14 and 15 to assist income- tax payers with their returns: Taxpayers should 1,. k ,uu . .n.i-. 4- 4.i VVCll 111 J.1U.11U. SU ilO lV HO' 11 U VIC time as', possible." The 'time .for filing returns expires on March 15th, and is tl-etpf ore verv hort " tLetefore, veiyhort Jesse Pace of, the Saluda, section has been bound: over to the Superior court under- a $500 : bond on ' the charge of distilling. Sheriff Allard Case .madejthe arrest- last Wednes- uay . ,vy uen. ne appruacnea .. . race? s. nomems wne gave tne signal oy nr- mg five pistoL shots. Pace responded to the signal but ran into'the officer's hands. Hendersonvills News. ' A stock of wet goods was discover- ed in a Saluda restaurant, Wednesday by revenue officers. Thirty -gallons of old "domestic infelicity" were found, and the proprietors placed. un- J i-, TT 1 - CI 1 'JJi uer arrest, uncie oara is inaKingiunud &wunguum iur an nour, ' outlaw decidedly uncomfortable for dispens- only a small art of t The citalcl is ers of "pizen" now-a-days. x said to quarter 10,000 soldiers. In Mrs. Walter Sturgis, of Orange, N. one of the galleries I. talkedto; a U.' J., is visiting in Tryon, the guest of S." radio man rn charge ' of the wire Mr. and Mrs. T.'H. Coggey. less station, who told me some, inter piiiindei- esting stories- of Verdun. We found phiaV Pa., has opened 'up a Southern office in Asheville, N. C. This com- pany has a very extensive trade - rTViAii - niimMo-ie ii-mnniifnetiive ' hnv nd sell lumber throughout the soutliern states. Mr. John Heilman. of Ashe - ville N. C, is the manager for the southern , ofHce of this company. Baptist church; Sunday- school tat 10 o'clock; preaching at 11 o'clock, al so 7:30 in the evening, by the pastor, Rev. R. N. Pratt.. These evening ser vices alternating between the Bap tist, and the r,piscppai churches, are iner worship in at least one church every Sunday evening We trust thev will anneal to-all church mem- hora tf oil rionVMY-oic or,ri xxriin Ka well attended. They mean much t to the moral uplift of the community if properly supported. A hearty wel- hearty corners extended to ai to 30m , m these7 services. E. J. JONES, SUpt. I MR. GEO. STREADWICK DEAD. Mr. George Streadwick died at ihis home near Tryon, Sunday at mid- night. Mr. Streadwick was a seaman in his younger days, but losing his nearing quit ine sea, ana ;,. came; to America. He lived for twenty years I , v. brought his family to , ; Polk - county anoV purchased a farm, on which - he died. He is survived by two sons one daughter. , . : Funeral .services were conducted by Kev. Griffith, of the. Episcopal church, at Columbus, N. C. where he was Bur- led Tseside his wife, ; who died several years ago. The Shahrs Share. II the Shah of Persian were' to be deprived "of his Income he would Still H V. .V.r.4- 11.. . 1 ,? one of e richest men In the world. He .would only Jiave to-sell bis orna- ?ellts gems precious stones to bcome possessed of about $35,000,000. T SCENES OF DESOLAl'I. Mr. and Mrs, Henry Reich are in Receipa of an Interesting " Lettef From Their Son. TRIP OVER THE BATTLE FRONT. Lay St. Remy, France, Jan. 28 '19. Dear Papa, Mama and .Robert: : - A few lines to Iqt you know I am well, and to tell you something of my -wonderful trip through the front on : Sunday.. Six of us made the tour in a Ford and covered the entire sector from Metz "to . Verdun, land over which was waged the greatest ' con flict in all history. Words, even of a Homer or. Dante could not begin to describe the desolation ; and awful grandeur . of what we -saw. First we went to Toul for gasoline and oil,, thence to Pont-A-Mtfusson, . which gave the first evidences of the terriflc ' fighting which took vplace in ' that vi- ' emity. Jbrom Font-AMousson ' we from - Metz. There were few traces of he warin, this vtrV; neighboring towns, as they hd beenvacuated by e Ajrcrmans without f bauie, .even when they retired from tie Merz re- tvnical Franeo-fiermn : wfce we spread our lunch, and were served wine by a delightful, voune irirl who .i T-i w spoKe r rench and Aierman, also some few kilometers of Metz, but as Amer- ican- troops were barred .from : . the city we contented " ourselves with ex- ploring some of the great; defences, which were never taken.-; On onehiU top we went .through, a mile of under- grounnd forts and .living quarters, containing lighting and heating sys- tems kitchens, vaults for the dead, : etc. From :Metz we followed the through devastated ;re-v ; &10ns toohTiansrandtBehce to:Etain - n nas ueen uiteny.wipeu changed hands eleven ' times. Beyond Mam We stopped and explor- gi-.ani:Htototo;liMlwith its vast system of concrete trenches j j4..'.stt - . - . , i !; S scarred and torn with shell holes -and mine craters, but much of the ;. trench I -,..1, j ..t , . . -fZft ii iugoutrnue? ' far beneath the - surf ace. i ln lon ,.of these Hindenburg dugouts near Etain j picked up a helmet-which'-I have mailed to Rhprt .m naaA iv- dun late in the afternoon ravelin a- across a country . devoid of .life. ; In fact we didn't-see a dozen-soldiers, or. civilians ' between Metz and t 'Verdun. The roads, especially the ? German roads were very good except in spots that had been heavilv shelled. rPrac- tically all roads we traveled -over were camanaged to conceal troop movements. . At Verdun; we visited the citadel and "Underground ! City." said to be the largest and strongest in' the world We walked "through- I 4-V.:n ;L1J . T 1 M.. thecity: itself Uninhabited and most f the buildings snatred- It seems b"de en omv stone was reit 1 standing upon anotner : We .'left Ver- dun about six o clock, returning' by JV, f St Mihicl, butwhen'we reach- , Tc4 " was wo uare w see mucn cf the forts ov iniiis From- St Mi- hiel we came back to camp through Commercy and Void. r , : Af f e:tionaf ely - vours, - v. s HENRYS MEETING OF BOARD OF TRADE : ICOMMITTEE. 11x6 committee -appointed at a re-. cerT meeting of citizens of Polk coun-; Y ; aaPi ways and -means pi or I ganizmg .& county Board of Trade is nery Salled,to meet in ;'0lumbus, on Monday, March 3rd, at 11; o'clock; a'J"-. ' . . ; '" : '.' It is hoped to have a full attend ance -of this committee at this meet m as some very important matters -are to be presented for the consider-' ation of that body. ' - ra ADDRESS ON GROWIn y- - ..BEEF CATTLE, . . , . - Mr. Sloss, ' a representative1 of the division Of Animal ; Industry, J in charge of Beef Cattle work. f from vyesi ivaieign,'XN. o., win address tne people of Polk county on the impor- tance- and possibiHties -of growing beef, cattle .in -Polk- county, "and will answer any, question relative to 4 that topic. -.-iiS-S J, 1 He will snealr f at. . rVlnrilTt Monday; March-3rd, at 1: o'clock p. m. ,. Every ; farmer in this countv should on Every; farmer in this countv should make it; a point- to ' be "j present , and hear this address. r. -r , Delicate .Compliment by Dear Wife. 1 There Is nothing so soothing to ad elderly registrant as to haTe his dear wUe pat " his slippery crown s and saq . ' that he needs, a haircut tlreA&fullj.--' Grand Rapids Press, ' . !